Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

May 6, 2016, 10:24 AM MDT (16:24 UTC)

In effect from

May 6, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT

Expired

May 6, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

645 
WWUS84 KMAF 061624
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1124 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT UNTIL 9 PM MDT
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH
OR MORE...AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL INTENSIFY TODAY
AND TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE
AFTERNOON TO OVER 20 MPH. DRY AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE...AND WITH
STRONG HEATING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS BY MID AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
RECOVER SLIGHTLY AFTER SUNSET BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...AND DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE
IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.

NMZ114-115-TXZ258-070030-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0030.160506T1800Z-160507T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS-
1124 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2016 /1024 AM MDT FRI MAY 6 2016/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH
OR MORE...AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 114...115 AND 258...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115. 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. 

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRY
  LIGHTNING STRIKES POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN
  AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

877 
WWUS84 KMAF 061949
RFWMAF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
249 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR
MORE...AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT.
AS A RESULT...20 TO 30 MPH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. SLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS FORECAST...WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES RISING INTO THE UPPER TEENS BY MID EVENING. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...
AND DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORM.

NMZ114-115-TXZ258-070300-
/O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160507T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST PLAINS-
249 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2016 /149 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2016/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS... 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20
MPH OR MORE...AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 114...115 AND 258...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 114. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 115. 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. 

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRY 
  LIGHTNING STRIKES POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC 
  IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

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